Lady Gaga's Single "Judas" Draws on Religious Themes

The 25-year-old pop star's second single "Judas" from her forthcoming album "Born This Way' was leaked to PerezHilton.com on Friday. Drawing upon the story of Judas betraying Jesus in the Bible, Gaga proclaims: "I'm just a Holy Fool, oh baby he's so cruel/But I'm still in love with Judas, baby."

Gaga’s creative director and close friend Laurieann Gibson co-directed the video for “Judas” with the star. She explained to the Hollywood Reporter she was wary of the video’s heavy use of religious themes: “I was like, ‘Listen, I don’t want lightning to strike me!' I believe in the gospel and I’m not going there.”